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1860-61.] DocujientNo. 21. 5
nanoa tunnel. The second section may be extended, there-fore,
to the western portal of the Swannanoa tunnel and the
western slope of the Blue Eidge, thus enabling us to cross
the mountain with that div'ision if the requisite amount of
individual stock can be procured.
" With a view to accomplish that end, the board have had
the entire line from Morganton to the western portal of the
Swannanoa tunnel surveyed and located, and the cost thereof
ascertained. Books for subscription of individual stock have
been opened and are now open, and the prospect of securing
the requisite amount of stock seems to be cheering."
I am happy in being enabled to inform you that the cheer-ing
indications then foreseen, and intimated for a subscrip-tion
of individual stock, sufficient to ensure the extention of
the second section of the road to the western portal of the tun-nel
has been fully realized.
Shortly after your last meeting, we procured subscriptions
of stock by responsible individuals and connties, to the
amount of one-third of the entire estimated cost of building
the road from Morganton to the western portal of the Swan-nanoa
tunnel.
The county of McDowell, in her corporate capacity, influ-enced
by a spirit of commendable j)atriotism, and with great
unanimity on the part of her citizens, authorised a subscrip-tion
of fifty thousand dollars, which has been made. At the
same time individual citizens of that county, animated by a
proper public spirit, contributed an additional fifty thousand
dollars, thus oii'ering inducements to other persons to make
subscriptions and take contracts on, that part of the line.
Not only has the requisite amount of stock been subscribed
by individuals, but contracts for building the entire section
to the western portal of the tunnel at Swannanoa gap, in-cluding
the construction across the Blue Ridge, have been
let to responsible contractors at the engineer's estimates.
The contractors on this second sf^tion have almost in every
instance commenced optratious, au-.I arc conducting them, at
present, upon their own resources.

1860-61.] DocujientNo. 21. 5
nanoa tunnel. The second section may be extended, there-fore,
to the western portal of the Swannanoa tunnel and the
western slope of the Blue Eidge, thus enabling us to cross
the mountain with that div'ision if the requisite amount of
individual stock can be procured.
" With a view to accomplish that end, the board have had
the entire line from Morganton to the western portal of the
Swannanoa tunnel surveyed and located, and the cost thereof
ascertained. Books for subscription of individual stock have
been opened and are now open, and the prospect of securing
the requisite amount of stock seems to be cheering."
I am happy in being enabled to inform you that the cheer-ing
indications then foreseen, and intimated for a subscrip-tion
of individual stock, sufficient to ensure the extention of
the second section of the road to the western portal of the tun-nel
has been fully realized.
Shortly after your last meeting, we procured subscriptions
of stock by responsible individuals and connties, to the
amount of one-third of the entire estimated cost of building
the road from Morganton to the western portal of the Swan-nanoa
tunnel.
The county of McDowell, in her corporate capacity, influ-enced
by a spirit of commendable j)atriotism, and with great
unanimity on the part of her citizens, authorised a subscrip-tion
of fifty thousand dollars, which has been made. At the
same time individual citizens of that county, animated by a
proper public spirit, contributed an additional fifty thousand
dollars, thus oii'ering inducements to other persons to make
subscriptions and take contracts on, that part of the line.
Not only has the requisite amount of stock been subscribed
by individuals, but contracts for building the entire section
to the western portal of the tunnel at Swannanoa gap, in-cluding
the construction across the Blue Ridge, have been
let to responsible contractors at the engineer's estimates.
The contractors on this second sf^tion have almost in every
instance commenced optratious, au-.I arc conducting them, at
present, upon their own resources.